Nearly 300 chemicals identified as candidates for regulatory action
In 2020, ECHA assessed around 1 900 registered chemicals in groups. 290 of these may be candidates for further regulatory risk management at EU level if their hazards are confirmed.
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Sharp decrease in CO2 emissions of new cars in 2020
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its provisional data about the emissions of newly registered passenger cars and vans in Europe in 2020. For cars, the data show a 12 % decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, compared with 2019. Average van emissions also decreased slightly, by about 1.5 %.
Use of antibiotics in animals is decreasing
Use of antibiotics has decreased and is now lower in food-producing animals than in humans, says the latest report published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 25 June 2021
In the week ending 25 June 2021 the net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) increased by EUR 0.1 billion to EUR 313.5 billion.
The resolution of Banca delle Marche by the Italian authorities was in essence determined by that bank’s failure
The Commission cannot be held responsible for having prevented its rescue.
Success! The Hučava River Flows Freely Once Again!
WWF-Slovakia removed a barrier on the Hučava River in the middle of Slovakia this week. We will see more and more removals of old river barriers, and more wetland and river floodplain revitalisations in the country in the future. These moves are in line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy, according to which Europe aims to make 25,000 […]
Gulyás: Protection of Indigenous Minorities Key to Minority Policy
The protection of the rights of indigenous ethnic minorities in Europe is indispensable when it comes to the protection of minorities more generally, the prime minister’s chief of staff said in Strasbourg.
“Ties With Slovakia Better Than Ever”
Taking the past ten years into account, ties with Slovakia have never been better than they are today, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after talks with Slovak counterpart Eduard Heger in his office on Tuesday.
Sharp decrease in CO2 emissions of new cars in 2020
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its provisional data about the emissions of newly registered passenger cars and vans in Europe in 2020. For cars, the data show a 12 % decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, compared with 2019. Average van emissions also decreased slightly, by about 1.5 %.
EASO welcomes agreement establishing EU Agency for Asylum
The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) welcomes today’s political agreement reached by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament, together with the European Commission, on a new enhanced mandate that will re-establish the Agency as the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA).